Mahendra Singh Dhoni has trumped Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar to be named the most “admired” sports figure in India. The survey was conducted by YouGov, which undertakes various polls and surveys in their online community of over 4 million people.

Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft and captain Steve Smith admitted to ball-tampering against South Africa during the third Test on Saturday, with the issue of players cheating by changing the condition of the ball rearing its ugly head again. Ball tampering is an action in which a fielder illegally alters the condition of the ball. The primary motivation of ball tampering is to interfere with the aerodynamics of the ball. Here’s a look at previous ball-tampering scandals in cricket

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has extended his support to Australian trio Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft after all of them apologised and accepted punishments handed out to them by Cricket Australia for their roles in the ball-tampering saga.

The Orange Cap is a cricket award presented to the leading run scorer in the Indian Premier League. It was introduced on 25 April 2008, a week after the start of the inaugural season of the IPL. The batsman with most runs in the tournament during the course of the season would wear the Orange Cap while fielding, with the overall leading run-scorer at the conclusion of the tournament winning the actual Orange Cap award on the day of the season’s final.

Consistency is most important part of any game. Cricket is no different. A batsman is mostly judged by the runs they make or the centuries they have to their name. The greatness of any batsmen for sure is defined by the number of centuries he has scored or the match-winning innings he has played. Here are players with the most number of international tons to their name.

Ravi Shastri, who recently once again got appointed as Indian Cricket Team head coach, has come up with another demand by coming up with the idea of roping Sachin Tendulkar as team’s consultant for overseas tour. Tendulkar, who is part of BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) along with VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly, recommended Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan as consultants.

On Tuesday, Shastri confirmed Bharath Arun as bowling coach for India along with Sanjay Bangar as batting coach in order to retain his core coaching staff during his previous stint. As reported by Indian Express, the clarity over the roles of coaches is yet come from BCCI’s end but is expected that Arun and Bangar will part of coaching staff only during home series and are unlikely to include them in the team management on away tours.

After the entire saga between Cricket Advisory Committee and Ravi Shastri, where mud is still being flicked by both parties, the BCCI has come out in support of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman and the CAC has put the contracts of Ravi Shastri, Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan on hold until a meeting on Saturday, 15th, as quoted by Times of India.

The Board of Control for Cricket In India has clarified in a statement that Zaheer Khan has only been appointed as India’s bowling consultant for certain overseas tours and not as a bowling coach, as quoted by various sections of the media earlier. This news comes in the wake of Ravi Shastri apparently being unhappy with the CAC having a say in appointing Zaheer Khan because Ravi himself wanted to bring in his trusted man, Bharat Arun for the head of bowling coach role.

The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) picked Ravi Shastri as the new India head coach, but former india cricketer Sandeep Patil reckons that they are not the right people to pick the coach as neither Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly nor VVS Laxman have coaching experience.

In his interview to mid-day, Patil said, the ideal one to pick India’s next coach. “I wouldn’t even call it warped. I’d say it’s all wrong,” Patil told mid-day on Tuesday. “Sachin, Sourav and Laxman are absolute legends as players and have done great things for the country, but none of them have coached a team. Do coaches pick umpires and vice-versa?”

Patil also went on to say that he felt that it was strange that the new head coach was not announced on Monday, when the CAC met. “It’s like passing the buck, and a bit like saying, ‘Look we have identified the next coach and now it’s up to you.’ Is this all done to play safe because of the Lodha Panel recommendations?”, questioned Patil.

On Monday, a bus carrying Amarnath Yatra pilgrims was attacked by terrorists while returning back from Baltal after completing th tour. As per the media reports, 6 Amarnath pilgrims were killed, while 12 were injured, including policemen, when the bus was find in the middle of cross fire between militants and a police party at Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Amarnath Yatra is considered to be one of the most oldest and holy pilgrimages of India, which started this year from June 29 and will end on Raksha Bandhan, which is on August 7.

Former Pakistan batsman Younis Khan made another controversy when he said that he saw Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar tamper the balls. He said that ball tampering is not new to the cricket world. It had been happening since a long time and players have been using different ways to tamper the ball.

Circle of Cricket quoted Younis Khan as saying, “Ball tampering happens, people do it in different ways. England and Australia use a gum or a sweet to shine the ball. Du Plessis did it with his zipper and even Sachin was once doing it with his nails but these things weren’t paid much attention to because of the strong cricket boards. If any extreme or obvious tampering is done, it should be stopped so that future generations and the kids know it’s wrong.”

England legend Graeme Swann has made the claim that current England Test skipper Joe Root can play a similar role for England, which Sachin Tendulkar played for India over the years. He believes that for Joe Root to do so, the English authorities should not burden him with the role of captaincy and should allow him to only concentrate on his batting.

Swann believes that captaincy might have helped Indian captain Virat Kohli and Australian captain Steve Smith with their performances but the same won’t be the case with Joe Root. Speaking to Wisden India, Swann said, “I don’t actually agree with Joe being made captain because I think he is potentially our best ever batsman. I’d love to just leave him alone, don’t burden him with the captaincy. Let him be our Sachin Tendulkar, let him be the best that we’ve ever had.”

The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 is heading towards an exciting culmination. One can expect some really thrilling matches and some unforgettable moments as the tournament comes to a close.

The time is apt to look back at some of the most memorable moments of the Champions Trophy over the course of its previous seven editions. Have a look.

New Zealand win their first ICC trophy, 2000:

India were favourites coming into the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2000 against New Zealand. They had beaten quality sides like Australia and South Africa earlier and looked better on paper. Asked to bat first in the final, India posted 264-6 courtesy a fine 117 by captain Sourav Ganguly. The total was good on a true Nairobi surface and the Indian bowlers had New Zealand struggling at 132-5. An Indian victory looked imminent but then Chris Cairns played the innings of his life. The burly Kiwi all-rounder smashed a terrific unbeaten 102 off 113 balls to take the game away from India. Some missed chances from India’s side and some fine batting from the opposition resulted in New Zealand reaching the target with just two balls to spare and hence clinching a thrilling final. It was and still is New Zealand’s first and only ICC trophy.

Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman have asked for remuneration for picking up the new coach of Indian cricket team, as per a report published in Cricket Country. The trio forms the Cricketing Advisory Committee (CAC) which owns the responsibility of the selecting the new coach for the Indian team. CAC members are not entitled for a salary and BCCI is now in a fix to how to solve the new problem in front of them.

The trio after holding first meeting in London to pick the next Indian coach, called the BCCI CEO Rahul Johri to tell them that they wanted to be paid an will not the services to be honorary.

A BCCI official said that the CAC had demanded the remuneration earlier too. “This happens to be a BCCI sub-committee, plus one of them happens to be a BCCI member. Since members of various other BCCI committees don’t get paid, CAC can’t be an exception. There was this demand earlier too, but BCCI turned it down,” the report quoted a BCCI office-bearer as saying.

Indian cricket team is playing their first match against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and there has been a lot of banter going on off the field.

One Pakistani fan on Twitter has crossed all the boundaries. Called by the name ‘Oh Bhains’, this Pakistani Twitter account wrote, “If Pakistan win today, I’ll fly to Mumbai and wave a Pakistani flag in front of Sachin’s house.”

Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar will be now be launching his cricket analysis career by being a part of the commentary box in the blockbuster match between India and Pakistan of the 2017 edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. Tendulkar has been very pro-active since his retirement from cricket, making a successful biopic, launching an app, a smartphone in his name and now trying his hands out in cricket analysis.

According to a report in Pune-based tabloid Pune Mirror, Sachin Tendulkar will be part of a star-studded panel for broadcasters Star Sports for the clash between India and Pakistan. His involvement will be kept as a surprise till the last minute and he will be a part of the Hindi panel, as ICC handles the English stream throughout the globe. The panel will include other superstars such as Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Sunil Gavaskar and Saba Karim. A couple of Pakistani commentators are also expected to be a part of the panel.

Sachin Tendulkar revealed in his docu-drama Sachin A Billion Dreams how terrible the team felt before going to the 2007 ODI World Cup. He said in his film about the negative environment in the dressing room caused due to the aggressive approach of the then coach Greg Chappell.

In the film, Sachin said that he told BCCI members before boarding the flight to West Indies to take part in the 2007 ODI World Cup that the environment in the team was not right and nothing big can be expected from the team in the tournament.

Sachin revealed that there was a drastic change made in the team line-up just 40 days before the World Cup by Greg Chappell. He said that the team usually starts preparing for the World Cup one year in advance but here Chappell wanted to bring change in the squad in about a month time.

Indian cricket team attended the Sachin: A Billion Dreams premiere on Wednesday before boarding the flight to England to take part in Champions Trophy. Almost everyone from cricketing and film fraternity attended the premier but one man who is very close to Sachin was missing. He is Virender Sehwag.

Sehwag missed the premiere of the docu-drama that features Sachin Tendulkar’s life and his journey from training at Shivaji Park to retiring from the game at Wankhede. Everyone was wondering why Sehwag was missing at the premiere.

The Sultan of Multan answered the question himself by posting a video on Twitter, revealing why he missed out on the opportunity.

Watching Sachin Tendulkar bat was an experience an Indian cricket fan is never likely to ever forget. Reliving his journey, as a young 16-year old Mumbaikar becomes the biggest legend of Indian cricket will be an emotion. Everything Sachin Tendulkar has done throughout his cricketing career has given nothing but joy to his fans. His docu-drama, ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ continues the trend.

The movie takes us on a journey, from Sachin’s birth to the time when a billion hearts broke when he retired. Many scenes in the movie are likely to strike an emotional chord with the viewer as not only have we seen each and every moment of Sachin’s career, we have lived through it. Right from the go, we see how Sachin became the player he was, delving into his roots. Scenes, where it is shown how his sister gifted him his first bat from Kashmir, to how his brother took a young Sachin to Ramakant Achrekar, where he destroyed the stumps in his very first ball, will bring a smile to your faces.

The film is very brisk in nature and reveals facets of Sachin’s life which would be unknown to the viewers. Adding real life footage only adds to the visual experience of the viewer.

Self-proclaimed film critic Kamaal R Khan has expressed his opinion on Sachin Tendulkar’s biopic Sachin A Billion Dreams. He wrote his thoughts on the film on Twitter, saying that he cannot bear the stress of the film as it is made by using old videos.

Sachin: A Billion Dreams, the docu-drama showcasing the life, struggles and legacy of Sachin Tendulkar had it’s premier at PVR Icon today, on 24th May. Indian cricketers and a few A-listers made it to the red carpet along with the legend himself, Sachin Tendulkar.

A special screening of ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ will be showcased at a theatre in Versova. A bunch of A-list Indian celebrities will attend the screening, including Virat Kohli and the Indian cricket team. Sachin’s much-awaited biography will have a journey into his life, from his small beginnings to his majestic cricket and his rise to the top as a hero and legend.

Earlier in the year, a special screening was held for the Indian armed forces. The Indian team will leave for England for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 which starts from June 1st. The team will face Bangladesh and New Zealand in two warmup matches before their first official match against Pakistan. What better way to begin their innings than some inspiration from the Master Blaster himself, the cricketer who gave all there is to Indian cricket.

The docu-drama will have footage of Sachin and also actors enacting scenes, like those from his childhood. The Emmy-nominated James Erskine will direct the film, which also has a music score from Academy award winner A.R. Rahman. The film will be released on 26th May 2017 and the movie’s Twitter page has been moving the momentum before seats get filled. Here is Wasim Akram on the urgency on the pitch when Sachin took centre stage:

Ever since its inception in 1998, the ICC Champions Trophy has seen some truly exquisite batting efforts from some of the best batsmen the world has seen. As the new edition of the tournament dawns on us, let us revisit some of the most unforgettable knocks from the Champions Trophy history.

Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 141 v Australia, Dhaka, 1998:

The year 1998 will go down in cricket history as the one where Sachin Tendulkar ruled the world. After his magical exploits in Sharjah earlier that year, Tendulkar continued his dominance over the Aussies in the 1998 Champions Trophy (then known as the ICC KnockOut Championship) as well. Producing one of the most memorable performances of his career, Sachin simply blew Australia to smithereens with a rampaging knock of 141 off 128 balls studded with 13 glorious fours and 3 stunning sixes. Batting first on a true Dhaka surface, Sachin attacked from the word go and struck cleanly down the ground and through the covers to get most of his runs. No Australian bowler could contain the Sachin storm and his magnificent innings helped India post an imposing 307 in their 50 overs. Australia were cut short in the chase by none other than Sachin himself who snapped 4-38 with his spin to get India a fantastic 44-run victory and knock Australia out of the tournament.

Rishabh Pant has long been hailed as the next big thing of Indian cricket. His stock has only risen in the 10th edition of the IPL, with him coming up with some incredible performances in the IPL. Many experts have been left impressed with the performances of Pant this season and he has received the biggest compliment of his young career, from none other than the Master Blaster himself, Sachin Tendulkar.

Speaking to the media at an event, Tendulkar was asked about the future prospects of Rishabh Pant. Tendulkar replied, “He is a special talent. To me, he looks like a combination of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina – the setup and the bat swing. (He is) wonderful to watch.”

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar conducted a special screening of the much-awaited film on his life, ‘Sachin A Billion Dreams’ for the Indian Armed Forces personnel at the Indian Air Force Auditorium, here.

At the special screening held on Saturday, Honorary Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar was joined by Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa along with personnel and their families from Indian Air Force, Indian Army and Indian Navy. The batting maestro’s wife Anjali Tendulkar was also present at the screening. The movie was received with a standing ovation followed by chants “Sachin Sachin” from the personnel present.

Tendulkar was presented a memento by Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa on the occasion. Tendulkar also met and greeted the families of the Armed Forces present for the screening. Appreciating the film on Tendulkar’s life, Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa said, “It was a wonderful film. Having joined the Air Force before Sachin started playing cricket, I have seen his whole career and it is really very inspiring.”

The Air Chief Marshal also told Tendulkar that the movie was releasing on a very significant day, as May 26 was also the day on which Air Operations commenced during the Kargil Conflict. He recalled he was stationed in Srinagar during the conflict when India beat Pakistan in the World Cup match at Old Trafford, England, and how upbeat they had all felt. The 1999 match in the Super Sixes was probably the first time that the two countries played against each other when the two nations were engaged in a war like situation at the same time. It was India’s third consecutive World Cup win over Pakistan.

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss an upcoming biopic on his life — ‘Sachin a Billion Dreams’.

“Briefed our Hon’ble PM @narendramodi about the film #SachinABillionDreams & received his blessings. Thank you for your inspiring message @narendramodi ji ‘Jo khele, Wahi khile!’ Could not have agreed more. #SachinABillionDreams,” Tendulkar tweeted after the meeting.

Sachin Tendulkar was earlier wished on Twitter by famous Bollywood actor Aamir Khan for the film. Aamir shared a video on his Twitter, remembering his favourite moment with Sachin Tendulkar.

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan wished Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar for his film Sachin- A Billion Dreams. The film is just a few days away from its release and Aamir logged on to his Twitter to wish the Indian superstar for the f

With the likes of celebrities regularly representing their teams and a bunch of suspense and promotion, IPL 10 has had a wider hype than any previous year. Celebrities are all in favour of keeping the feeling alive and often appear in the audience or in candid moments. Now that we are into the mid-phase of the season, it’s great to know what some celebrities have to say about their favourite cricketer in this battle of giants. One of these celebrities – the enigmatic Ranveer Singh.

Ranveer has made it big in a short span of time, becoming one of the most talked about personalities in the Bollywood scene and a highly regarded actor in the industry. Ranveer showed up with IPL commentators Gaurav Kapur and former cricketers Aakash Chopra and Ajay Jadeja for an episode of Extraaa Innings. Ranveer commented on the most skilled cricketer in the game; according to him, there is only one cricketer who stands out as perfect after Sachin Tendulkar, and that is MS Dhoni. Ranveer said that if people think MS Dhoni is out of his element, to remember that ‘form is temporary, class is permanent’. Ranveer stated that when the big games come out in the later parts of IPL 10, ‘the lion is going to roar’ (or in other words, MS Dhoni will bring out the big guns).

With Sachin Tendulkar’s Biopic just around the corner, it goes without saying that the excitement is at its peak. Everyone’s beloved master-blaster has been and will be an icon for many generations to come, and quite recently, he was asked as to who can play his role on the reel.

And he didn’t sweat much to answer:

“Well, whenever I have asked journalists this, they have all named Aamir because there is direct connect. Aamir has done ‘Lagaan’. He’s a great actor and a wonderful person,” he said.

The date is set as 26th of May when the world will witness some of the best and the worst moments of the master blaster’s life, however, everything could have gone down the drain had he rejected the filmmakers’ approach of making a biopic on his life. While speaking to mid-day, Sachin revealed that he initially rejected their plan.

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in partnership with entrepreneur N Prasad has brought a franchise in the Pro Kabaddi League. He is one of the owners of the four new teams which will participate in the Pro Kabaddi League. The four new teams are yet to be named and will be based in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu respectively.

The other owners of the new teams are the JSW group, Adani Group and the GMR group. The owners of the four new teams will operate under the names of Iquest Enterprises Pvt. Ltd (Consortium) for Tamil Nadu, Adani Wilmar Ltd for Gujarat, GMR League Games Pvt. Ltd for Uttar Pradesh and JSW Sports Pvt. Ltd for Haryana.

Chasing a total of 209 runs in the allotted 20 overs that too on Feroz Shah Kotla’s pitch is never an easy task, however, the batting brilliance of Delhi Daredevils answered their critics in style as they notched up yet another victory at home, defeating one of the table strugglers Gujarat Lions with seven wickets still in hand.

The visiting team was carried by the intensity of skipper Suresh Raina, who scored a massive 43-ball 77, Dinesh Karthik, who scored a blistering 34-ball 65 and finally Aaron Finch, who managed a respectable total of 27 runs to his name in just 19 deliveries. Furthermore, a little cameo by Ravindra Jadeja led his team to register a grand total of 208 runs.

Given Delhi’s recent performance, it was a mountainous task and losing Karun Nair early in the game added further misery to their fate. But then, on came Rishabh Pant and the 19-year-old Roorkee-born, alongside Sanju Samson registered a fabulous partnership of 143 runs amongst each other, and in the process, became the fastest pair of Delhi Daredevils to reach the 100-run partnership.

In what is a very apt coincidence considering the career of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, the phone which he has recently launched, the Smartron SRT is encountering charging issues when it enters the enters the 90% charging mark. It is viewed by many that this technology was specifically designed by the makers to pay homage to Sachin Tendulkar’s legendary career trait of the ‘nervous 90’s’.

Many users have complained that the users have complained that the phone simply ceases to charge after crossing the 90% mark. The phone also reportedly makes an ‘Aila’ sound before switching off, another feature reportedly designed by the manufacturers to pay homage to the great Indian batsman.

The Sachin Tendulkar smartphone is here! The 5.5 inch Android phone is called srt.phone, short for Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. The smartphone is the first to be completely built in India – both in terms of design and engineering. The Smartron srt.phone runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor with 4GB of RAM and has 32GB and 64GB editions. The 32GB comes at a mid-range price of Rs. 12,999 while the 64GB edition is Rs. 13,999. The srt.phone comes with Android Nougat 7.0 operating system.

Apart from the primary specs, the secondary specs include a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5MP front camera, among a host of additional features. What resemblance does the smartphone have to the Master Blaster himself, however? The smartphone is being touted on its ‘dependability’ – this includes having ‘best-in-class antennas for ensuring lowest call drop rates.’ and ‘the best drop test results in the category’. Apart from these, regular updates and a t.cloud storage service promise above average functionality for its price tag.

Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are two of the greatest players to have ever graced the game of cricket. The pair also enjoyed one of the greatest rivalries in the game with debates often raging as to who the greatest cricketer of their era was. The pair now happily retired, have become great friends off the field and enjoy a close relationship.

Brian Lara is celebrating his 47th birthday today and wishes have been pouring in from all over the globe. One of the people who has wished Lara on his birthday is none other than Sachin Tendulkar. The Master Blaster took to his personal Twitter account to wish the great West Indian on his birthday.

Bollywood actor and politician Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday morning. This is a huge loss for hindi cinema lovers as well as for people in political circle. The Late Vinod Khanna was very popular among the fans and his friends for his humble nature.

Apart from his fans, and Bollywood celebrities, cricketers too came forward and paid a tribute to the hindi cinema legend.

Sachin Tendulkar, the favorite son of Mumbai is celebrating his 44th birthday today. No one in the history of the game of cricket has given more joy to the City of Dreams than Sachin. His exploits for India helped the city to realize a million dreams and helped him solidify himself as the greatest player in the history of Indian cricket.

On his 44th birthday, Mumbai Indians are playing the Maharashtra derby against Rising Pune Supergiant at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Sachin is present at the game in his capacity as a mentor of the Mumbai-based franchise, with whom, Sachin has been closely associated with in their 10-year history. He has played for the franchise, winning the IPL title and has also served them in his role as a mentor and as an ambassador.

It was then to be fairly expected that the jam-packed crowd at the Wankhede stadium would come up with a special gesture for the little master.

The hopes of a nation, the child of a billion, the reason for many a existence, Sachin Tendulkar was born on this day in 1973. He was one in a million and indeed he was when he was chosen to represent India at an early age of 16. Sachin Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973 in Mumbai. Tendulkar played his first international game when he was just 16. It was a Test match against Pakistan on November 15, 1989. Yes, he was just 16 years of age about to face one of the best pace attacks in the world.
Tendulkar played in 200 Test matches and scored 15921 runs at an average of 53.78. His ODI records were as amazing as his Tests are. He played in 463 ODIs, and scored 18426 runs. Statistics does justice to SRT’s career like nothing else.

Matthew Hayden once said, “I have seen god, he bats at number 4 in Tests for India.” The sentence envelopes the complete emotion of every Indian cricket fan. For a large part of Sachin’s career, he was the face of Indian cricket. He was the hope of Indian cricket. He was the lone saviour and the match-winner. Sachin was an emotion to many. Someone who could win a match from India from the jaws of defeat. When he played those breath-taking cover drives and scintillating hooks, people jumped in joy. Some even danced in front of the TV sets. It is difficult to say that if Sachin was the magic himself or he was the magician.

The world of cricket has bowed down to one of the most hardworking servants of the game. The cricketing world yet again came out together to wish Sachin on his 44th birthday.

Sachin Tendulkar will be back on the pitch. Don’t believe us? Here’s a reality check.

The Tarouba stadium in Trinidad and Tobago stadium will come alive as two of the biggest cricketing legends, Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara will be playing against each other in different teams on May 13 at the venue.

The match is played on the eve of the grand opening of the stadium. It took 12 years for The Tarouba stadium to come into existence. The initial budget of the stadium was $275 million. It was expected to be completed before the 2007 ODI World Cup but due to lacklustre approach, the work was stalled.

The budget of the construction of the stadium doubled up and even touched billions, and the whole project became subject to investigation. After going through various ups and downs and many controversies and turmoils, the stadium is finally set to see two of the legends of the game taking on each other which will be all worth the wait.

Sachin Tendulkar and Chris Gayle are two of the greatest batsman of the modern era. Contrary to what many might believe, Chris Gayle is not only a T20 specialist. He has been one of the greatest batsmen for West Indies in all formats of the game. But due to his exploits for West Indies and various franchises he plays for in T20 cricket, he is widely recognized as the greatest batsman in the shortest format of the game.

This fact was further re-affirmed in the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Lions in the 10th edition of the IPL, where Chris Gayle crossed 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. It is a staggering amount of runs to score in the shortest format of the game, considering a team gets to bat for only 20 overs in the game. This achievement puts Chris Gayle on the top of the T20 game, with many people congratulating the West Indian legend on his achievement.

One of the people wishing Gayle on this achievement was none other than Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar himself, who took to Twitter to wish the Jamaican on reaching such a landmark.

Sachin Tendulkar who was once known as India’s greatest batsman in cricket but who these days has gained more notoriety as a man who rarely attends the Rajya Sabha, despite being a member of the Parliament, has finally moved a motion in the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Sachin has now raised the issue of Shikhar Dhawan tarnishing his legacy by using a bat with the MRF branding. He has now moved a motion in the Parliament in order to get a bill passed which will ban Shikhar Dhawan from using an MRF bat whenever he comes out to bat.

Sachin Tendulkar is closely associated with the MRF bat, having played with the branding at the peak of his career. Other big names such as AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli, who also use a bat with the MRF branding have also supported the motion. This move has been seen as a positive development on the part of Sachin, with many MP’s viewing it as Sachin being interactive in the Parliament.

Sachin Tendulkar’s movie, ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ is finally out and the fans have got what they’ve envisioned since the launch of the poster trailer. Sachin Tendulkar is a household name in the cricketing fraternity for the past couple of decades. The golden boy of India, the flag-bearer of the country especially when it was going through its worst phase in the match-fixing period of the 90’s.

Sachin Tendulkar held a press event in PVR Juhu, where the director James Erskine explains what went behind the scenes during the making of this documentary.

The long wait is finally over. Sachin Tendulkar – A Billion Dreams’ trailer is out and boy it took away everyone’s breath.

A billion hearts waiting for this and it certainly has rocked everyone. Biopics on a sports person is always a one to watch, and the one which has the Golden man of the country is sure to break the box-office. The story contains every ups and downs the ‘Master Blaster’ has faced during his illustrious career and there is no denying the fact that the wait until the release of the film will going to be a long one.

Directed by James Erskine, the background score is composed by none other than by the famed AR Rahman. On the pitch antics of Sachin are known to everyone, but what made this biopic more interesting is the fact that it contains his personal life as well. And to everyone’s surprise, there is a glimpse of everyone’s beloved Mahendra Singh Dhoni as well. The veteran is seen talking about his love for Sachin’s batting.

Sachin Tendulkars daughter was recently seen in a candid selfie with Bollywood star Ranveer Singh. Sara Tendulkar is now hanging out with Bollywood A-list celebrities, considering her introduction to social circles consisting of cricketers and Bollywood. Just before the photo, Ranveer was seen with Sachin in a video, and that is probably the reason his daughter was seen partying it up with the star. Social media went abuzz following the selfie, with speculation rising about Sara Tendulkar now becoming a Bollywood actress. Claims came up stating that the 17-year-old girl will be making a Bollywood debut with Shahid Kapoor in a new movie.

Sachin Tendulkar on the other hand, was rather annoyed with the claims. The legend himself posted on Twitter and slammed the claims saying, My daughter Sara is enjoying her academic pursuits. Annoyed at all the baseless speculation about her joining films.

Meanwhile, Sachin is ready to film his own biopic, he asked fans in March to suggest titles for the movie. World Sports Group, an entity that supports Sachins brand, has co-ordinated the makings of the film. The movie will be directed by filmmaker James Erskine who says the film will contain never seen before facets and footage on the cricket legend. The film which will be titled Sachin: A Billion Dreams and feature the life, career and insight of Sachin Tendulkar, will release on May 26th and is expected to have a massive coverage in India and overseas.

Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter was recently seen in a candid selfie with Bollywood star Ranveer Singh. Sara Tendulkar is now hanging out with Bollywood A-list celebrities, considering her introduction to social circles consisting of cricketers and Bollywood. Just before the photo, Ranveer was seen with Sachin in a video, and that is probably the reason his daughter was seen partying it up with the star. Social media went abuzz following the selfie, with speculation rising about Sara Tendulkar now becoming a Bollywood actress. Claims came up stating that the 17-year-old girl will be making a Bollywood debut with Shahid Kapoor in a new movie.

Sachin Tendulkar on the other hand, was rather annoyed with the claims. The legend himself posted on Twitter and slammed the claims saying, “My daughter Sara is enjoying her academic pursuits. Annoyed at all the baseless speculation about her joining films.”

Meanwhile, Sachin is ready to film his own biopic, he asked fans in March to suggest titles for the movie. World Sports Group, an entity that supports Sachin’s brand, has co-ordinated the makings of the film. The movie will be directed by filmmaker James Erskine who says the film will contain ‘never seen before facets and footage’ on the cricket legend. The film which will be titled ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ and feature the life, career and insight of Sachin Tendulkar, will release on May 26th and is expected to have a massive coverage in India and overseas.

Cricketer-turned-parliamentarian Sachin Tendulkar turned into a road safety activist at a traffic stop in Hyderabad, urging bikers to wear helmets even as they seemed more keen on clicking selfies with him.

Tendulkar, a Rajya Sabha MP, posted a video on his Twitter page, in which he can be seen on the back seat of a car and telling bikers to not drive without helmets.

“Helmet Dalo!! Road safety should be the highest priority for everyone. Please don’t ride without a helmet,” he posted.

Mumbai Indians before the start of 10th edition of IPL, have decided to felicitate the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh. The trio will be felicitated in the Ambani residence, according to reports.

The trio have been involved with the Mumbai Indians since the inception of IPL. Tendulkar retired from IPL as a player in 2013 but has been involved with the franchise in a mentorship role.

The function will take place to celebrate 10 years of Mumbai Indians as an IPL franchise. Mumbai have been one of the most successful and popular franchises in the history of the tournament, winning two IPL titles. They have also won two Champions League crowns. They also have arguably the biggest fan base of all the franchises, a title for which they compete with Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Sachin Tendulkar has recently launched a new app called 100 MB, (MB short for Master Blaster). It is supposed to be an easy access app designed to find everything you need to know about the legend, including recent news and updates. The app was created to be a fan engagement portal, where fans can receive live feed from Sachin on Twitter and other social media.
Tendulkar posted a video message on his twitter handle, explaining in person what he intends the application to offer. In the video, he proceeds, “It is time to get up and close with me, and to be able to do that we have created a new platform called 100MB. What we are trying to create is all the information on me, whether it is social media updates or anything that I generally do in life, you’ll have it on one platform, one destination.”
Following the introduction of the app, the cricket superstar has recorded a song to support the project. The song features the voice of Sonu Nigam and Sachin, according to a tweet by Sachin recently.

A news that is surely going to melt a billion hearts and send a flood of tears down the cheeks of the fans, Sachin Tendulkar has announced that he is making a comeback into cricket, playing for Mumbai Indians in this year’s edition. Taking his image of being a ‘timeless’ player to another level, Sachin was recommended to take this decision by his closest friend/rival and a well-wisher, Mr Ricky Ponting. Ponting says, “Sachin walked up to me a couple of days back and asked me, “Why do we miss this game so much, to which I replied that you don’t miss the game, the game misses you.”

Kuldeep Yadav in his maiden test for India has impressed one and all and has left the Australian batsman bamboozled with his different variations. The Australian batsmen haven’t had a clue against the chinaman bowling of the young Kuldeep, with each and everyone present at the picturesque HPCA stadium in Dharamsala, left impressed with the 22-year old and his mastery of the turning ball. The young Kuldeep picked up 3 wickets in the session, which has helped India turn the tide in their favor. After a lackluster first session, the young Kuldeep stood up and delivered, when his country needed him the most. He has picked up the valuable wickets of quality batsman like the dangerous David Warner, Australia’s best player of spin Peter Handscomb and the mercurial Glenn Maxwell. His efforts have meant that India are now in the pole position of the match, after tea on Day 2.

Ex-cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar is quite a presence on social media. He is highly interactive with his fans and tries to reply to as many people as possible, analyzing the game of cricket. Due to this nature, Manjrekar has also gotten involved in some controversies on Twitter, especially when he was involved in a spat with Tennis superstar Sania Mirza on the social media platform. Now, Manjrekar, has taken to Twitter to troll his ex-teammate and legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, mocking Sachin’s photography skills back in the 90’s when they played together.

Former Indian cricketers Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have served the Indian cricket for more than 20 years together. Their contribution to Indian cricket cannot be paid back. The amount of time, sweat and runs they have given is unreal. Dravid and Tendulkar have been friends for a long time too. They used to share many jokes in the dressing room to keep the environment light. During a Sachin’s book launch, Rahul Dravid remembered an incident when he heard the voice of Sachin for the very first time. In the process of narrating that moment, he also mimicked Sachin.

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday revealed the date of his biopic. The biographical film which has been written and directed by James Erskine and has been produced by Ravi Bhagchandka and Carnival Motion Pictures under 200 NotOut Productions

Rahul Dravid has been the guardian of Indian Cricket, since the day he donned the India cap. Years after his retirement, he still continues to do so, taking the next generation of Indian cricket under his wings.

Sachin Tendulkar has lived his best memory under MS Dhoni, when India lifted the World Cup in 2011 right at his home town, Mumbai. Even in spite that, Sachin has always been for high praises for MSD anyways. Here’s his tribute below on Mahi’s decisio

Former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar is least impressed with Sachin Tendulkar’s suggestion in Ranji matches. Sachin had initially suggested that two pitches (flat and dustbowl) should be used depending on the Days of the Test match to be implement

This was the setting cricket lovers in India and Australia would pay huge bucks to watch. This was a battle of the century. The battle of the best leg-spinner in the world with best batsman of the era. Sachin Tendulkar versus Shane Warne. The beautiful stadium of Sharjah added to the script.

Virender Sehwag continues to rule Twitter with ease. His latest troll target seems to be none other than the one and only, Sachin Tendulkar. Here’s an exchange between one of the most explosive ever opening combo for India, now battling it out on Twi

On the occasion of Teacher’s day, Sachin Tendulkar has paid out a tribute to the most important person a cricket field for him, the late, Sir Ramakant Achrekar. Achrekar Sir, has he often calls him, has been the pillar of success for Sachin and the L

Shobhaa De isn’t letting controversies leave her side. The self proclaimed social commentator and writer had invited trouble for her when she had tweeted a rubbish statement against the Indian athletes performing in Rio Olympics.

Sachin Tendulkar posted a picture a twitter which can be called as the ‘picture of the day’. He took a picture with Olympic medalists PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik. Standing beside them was PV Sindhu’s coach Pullela Gopichand and the wondergirl Dipa Kar

Sachin Tendulkar is widely regarded as one of the greatest batman of all time, second only to Sir Donald Bradman for many. His longevity in the game and records, which are unmatched and likely to be ever touched, speak for themselves. Sachin enjoyed

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